A meta-analysis explored the association between past studies on intercultural communication effectiveness and intercultural communication competence, and examined the relationship between knowledge-based and skill-based attributes in predicting intercultural communication competence. A total of 16 studies met the criteria of having recoverable…

Information has long been an essential in conducting human affairs, but it is surprising that informatics (information science) has not been established as a field of study within education. This paper attempts to formalize educational informatics through a needs assessment approach and to outline a research agenda. The four needs considered are…

This presentation outlines the implications of psychiatric disability recovery for mental health systems and programs. Schizophrenia and other serious psychiatric disabilities have been viewed as irreversible illnesses with increasing disability over time. Mental health program planning, policies, and practices have been developed and implemented…

The real problem in the education of economist in countries other than the United States lies in their opportunities to learn to observe and try to understand the economic system, not as it functions in one's own country but as it functions in general. (JB)

Some problems of research and teaching in the field of ethnic studies include: 1) lack of awareness of the current social meaning of ethnicity; 2) data deficiencies; 3) lack of sensitivity to problems of scale in spatial analysis; 4) the separation between teaching and research; and 5) limitations imposed by discipline-bounded viewpoints. (Author)

It is urged that chemistry teaching and research be conducted with a sense of social responsibility, but not at the expense of basic research. (CP)

Described is a Senate bill which would provide $1.8 billion to the National Science Foundation over the next three years to retain scientists and engineers and put them to work creating systems to improve public services. (Author/CP)

How teachers can assume an essential part in political socialization research. (Editor)

Surveys alternate positions regarding scientist's social responsibilities, and advocates continued participation in research with possible military uses to withdraw the chance of informed criticism of the application of the results. Scientists must undertake socio-political or educative activities in addition to research to fulfill their…

Discusses the need to provide a set of indices of environmental quality that aggregate and summarize available data, indicates the deficiencies in the data base that could be rectified by alternate data collection techniques, and describes progress toward the goal. (AL)